KJV King James Version
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
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1 Chronicles 6:78
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
WEB World English Bible
and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
ASV American Standard Version
and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 6
75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
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וּמֵעֵ֜בֶרH5676 · e.verside: besideלְיַרְדֵּ֣ןH3383 · yar.denJordanיְרֵחוֹ֮H3405 · ye.ri.choJerichoלְמִזְרַ֣חH4217 · miz.rachEast (Gate)הַיַּרְדֵּן֒H3383 · yar.denJordanמִמַּטֵּ֣הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodרְאוּבֵ֔ןH7205 · re.u.venReubenאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בֶּ֥צֶרH1221 · be.tserBezerבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רH4057 · mid.barmouthוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָH4054 · mig.rashpastureוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יַ֖הְצָהH3096 · ya.hatsJahazוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃H4054 · mig.rashpasture
Cross-references
Joshua 20:8And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.Joshua 21:36-37And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,Deuteronomy 4:41-43Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
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